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Thank you! That works. Still wondering what kind of login this is, and what it will show.

That is for local access @Siepje , which you can configure when you go to http://my.homey.app and follow this guide: https://support.homey.app/hc/en-us/articles/22924537226268-Using-Local-Users-on-Homey-Pro (Make sure you select the right Homey first by clicking your profile photo/initials in the r…

[image] deejayreissue: However, I wasn’t able to install the Sonoff Dongle Max, due to limitations with Synology and the unit defaulting to a USB dongle. I couldn’t override this no matter what I tried. Anyone manage to do it? I’m using Homey SHS on Synology in combination with a SONOFF Don…

I’m trying to use it with OpenThread, not with Zigbee. OBTR doesn’t play well with Synology

May need to rethink Homey SHS on Synology. Just realized that when my DS224+ is backing up to my DS115 via HyperBackup, Homey SHS sometimes times out and prevents me from saving flows. Anyone else experiencing similar timeouts when the NAS is busy?

I have known this behaviour with my regular HP23 since…forever

Thank you. I’m new to Homey and unfamiliar with its idiosyncrasies. Appreciate the feedback.

Hi, I have been planning how to deal with potential performance and reliability consequences of SHS on Synology. Homey Pro as dedicated platform optimised for low latency and high-frequency I/O SHS on Synology (x86) optimised for (shared) general-purpose computing, storage, and virtualization I’v…

[image] Marc_Jurriens: Not all dongles are equal, the homey bridge is propriety Athom and so is the homey software so they way they work together is optimal… If you go for home assistant there is a larger plethora of different types of dongles you can use (and have to maintain). It’s a choice. …

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I think it is maybe a coincident with the problem of backingup a running sqlite DB described here: Homey SHS - Backup strategy for running docker - #11 by Olex

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